Maybe it was madness that impelled me to travel. This will be just a brief little entry with some photos of the Coronado National Forest near Tucson. I’m tired and I have to get up early to head south tomorrow. Nogales Magdalena de Kino Santa Ana El Oasis Hermosillo Guayma, Ciudad Obregon It makes me nervous. Navajoa Aduana Alamos Today the temperature in Tucson reached 38 degrees Celcius. It was at this point, after I … Continue reading
The settlements closer to the mountains do not experience the burning temperatures of the coastal plain, but with their more luxuriant vegetation and lack of maritime breezes, their higher humidity makes them nearly as uncomfortable— It is raining today, and cooler. Thursday was a Seattle sort of warm—21 degrees Celsius. I told myself in my head that it was cold. During the summer months (late April through mid-October) the heat ranges from hot to … Continue reading
A supplicant of a good heart may be blessed. Others may be frightened by demons I wanted to rain for forty days This is the post I try, or start to try, to tell you why I’m headed down to Mexico. Why I’m going back down, again. a sanctum of all I suspect you may have already happened upon the primary, stated reason: To gather needed natural history information about the Elegant quail. It is … Continue reading